Blind ambition is a tale of a president obsessed with only one goal to make sure he got re elected richard nixon was a man of insecurity and self doubt and these traits were strongly reinforced when nixon lost the 1962 california governorship to incumbent edmund g pat brown. Here in blind ambition he paints a candid picture of the sickening moral bankruptcy which permeated the white house and to which he contributed his memory of who said what and to whom is astounding foreign affairs customers who bought this item also bought flawed giant lyndon johnson and his times 1961 1973. Blind ambition the white house years john w dean open road media dec 20 2016 biography autobiography 504 pages 3 reviews a six month new york times bestseller not only the best watergate book but a very good book indeed the sunday times. Blind ambition is a tale of a president obsessed with only one goal to make sure he got re elected richard nixon was a man of insecurity and self doubt and these traits were strongly reinforced when nixon lost the 1962 california governorship to incumbent edmund g pat brown